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If this were a 125 or 250F shootout, horsepower would trump everything else. In the little bike classes, power is the most important factor in choosing a winner; however, in the 450 class, it is less important. By no means is it the least important factor, but power placement often overrides power output. So, if we used the 125/250F shootout criteria on the 450 shootout, the 2019 Honda CRF450 would be the hands-down winner. For any rider who is looking for sheer power, the CRF450 has it. It is the only 2019 450 engine to crack 60 horsepower on the dyno. Those would have been factory engine numbers a few years ago. Best of all, the Honda doesn’t give up usability to reach for the sky. The 2019 CRF450 produces great power from bottom to top. The 2019 Honda engine gets an almost 3 horsepower head start on every other bike. 

Another benefit of an electronically-operated slave cylinder is that it would be possible to give control to a computer for certain operations such as stop and go traffic in order to prevent fatigue and the patent application even lists that as one of the benefits of such a system along with having a consistent feel even over longer periods of time which is not possible with a hydraulic system.

Both the end-use segments (OEM and aftermarket) are likely to experience impressive growth over the next five years.

Much like those who live in the ‘snow belt’ and refuse to use winter tires, I cannot comprehend putting a ‘price’ on human lives. If required, then I will (have) go without take out food, beer, movies, vacations, etc in order to afford them. It reminds me too much of Ford and GM accountants costing the price of accidents versus improving the design of their Corvairs, Pintos and Explorers.

Nokian Tyres has added a new size - 11.00-20 - to the Nokian Armor Gard 2, thereby making the tyre capable of being fitted to a wider variety of excavators 

Despite the goodies the Syclone came with some issues which included the frequent failure of the fuel pump that would cause the engine to stall and not start.

WhisperPower founder and chief executive Roel ter Heide said: “As electric propulsion systems need more and more power, a back-up or extra energy system is becoming increasingly necessary.

Like Kostura’s truck, the vehicle ran just fine after the deployment, except something related to the seatbelt tensioners had apparently activated, preventing the belts from releasing all the way from their retracted positions. And, because he didn’t want to drive nearly 100 miles on the highway back to his place without a functioning seatbelt, the Colorado owner had his truck towed to a dealership to the tune of over $300.

‘C. Refuse to acknowledge that through insurance and public funds we all pay a share of the cost of putting these freedom lovers back together after they fly through their windshield.’ Cute. Something only you have suggested as the only motivating reason to question the cost and effectiveness of trying to wring out that last 0.000005% out of passive safety devices.

(1/tie) KTM 450SXF and Husqvarna FC450. The KTM 450SXF has had the best brakes for years. Brembo’s 260mm front rotor used to be the biggest rotor, but Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki and Kawasaki tried to catch up by one-upping KTM with 270mm rotors. Guess what? The bigger rotors do make their brakes more powerful, but at the expense of modulation. The 2019 Husqvarna FC450 has the same brakes as the KTM 450SXF, save for thicker GSK brake rotors (front and rear). Husky opted for strength over weight because of its enduro clientele. 

Before you ask, the Colorado’s brother – the 2019 GMC Canyon – also gets the rear parking sensors described here, but we will cover that in a separate piece.